LeBron Jamesplays basketball in Miami, but he has a sneaker-clad foot planted in
Hollywood. The Miami Heat forward will have a role in theJudd ApatowcomedyTrainwreck(due next year), according to Mike Fleming Jr. of
Deadline.com.

The movie, expected to be rated R, was written by Comedy Central
funnywomanAmy Schumer, who will star.

In addition to James, she will be joined byMike Birbiglia,John Cena,Bill Hader,Brie Larson,Colin Quinn,Cliff “Method Man” SmithandTilda Swinton.

Film offerings associated with James, 29, don’t stop there:
Universal Pictures has bought the rights to a script about the formative years of James and his
Akron high-school teammates, with James and his manager,Maverick Carter, as producers.

Folks might also recall previous reports about the movieBallers, in which James is to make his feature-starring debut withKevin Hart; the film, which has had fits and starts, still doesn’t have a
release date.

James and Carter are also creating a sitcom loosely based on their
lives:Survivor’s Remorseis expected in the fall on Starz.